Christina Gordon fills vacant Cathedral City Council seat

CATHEDRAL CITY, Calif. (KESQ)  - After interviews and deliberation councilmembers selected Christina Gordon to fill the District 3 seat, left vacant after the death of long time councilmember Mark Carnevale.

For more than 20 years, Gordon has served as a nonprofit executive, and currently serves on the board of directors for the Boys and Girls Club of Cathedral City.

Gordon said she plans to step down from the nonprofit's board to focus on her new role.

"As much as I love the Boys and Girls Club, it would be a disservice to continue to be on that board and not be able to serve it fully," Gordon said.

The council interviewed 11 candidates after Joe Camareno withdrew at the start of the meeting.

The applicants stood before the council detailing their qualifications, availability and vision for the city in 3 minute speeches.

The final choice came down to 2 finalists — Christina Gordon and Colby Gregory — who answered a few final questions before the council cast their votes.

Mayor Raymond Gregory praised both finalists, saying the council made a thoughtful decision for the city.

"Christina Gordon, with her public service here and her involvement in the community and the great number of people that know her and could speak to that directly, really did put her over the top," Gregory said.

Gordon said she's honored to be selected and laid out her plans for the future.

"Hiring the new city manager is chief of importance," Gordon said. "The other is really looking at good fiscal stewardship and making sure that the tax dollars that our citizens entrust us with are well spent and provide them with the services that they need and they want."

Gordon will serve the remainder of councilmember Carnevale's term which lasts until November 2026.